Interview with She Is Danger

1 The first and main question: "How are you?" This is a favourite question of all in Russia at the meeting. )

Lena: Busy which is a good thing. Feeling very creative. Using all the crazy moods I get into the music we’re making. Its my release.Maya: I'm very well thank you! and pretty excited about where this year is going to take us.

2 Tell us about yourself. All that you want. Unlimited) How do you describe yourself to people who never heard about She Is Danger? Why this danger name you chosen? )

Lena: Since me and Maya met we’ve made a lot of music. Whenever we meet we make a new tune. We’re both big dub lovers and play a lot of instruments so between us we have a lot of ideas flowing. As well as having a lot in common we are also very different which is why it works to bring all our influences together. Why She Is Danger? Choosing a band name can be tricky but this one just popped out in conversation and we felt it summed up what we do … The opposite to danger is safe and our music is defiantly not that. We incorporate a lot of darkness in our sound. And lets face it women are dangerous creatures

3 It's really interesting, How did you meet? When started your musical career?

Lena: Through a friendship circle… It’s not often you meet a girl who has so many skills so it made sense to unite forces and see where it would lead.Maya: From the first collaboration we did, we knew the creative chemistry was good. Since it worked so well, we decided to join forces and have been working together seriously for the last year and a half or so. We have so much material now and we never come out of a session without a new track.

4 What's it like to be a female duo on the stage that had captured by male? We have many female act in dubstep scene like Ikonika, Cooly G, but they make an "girls-sound", when you make a real harsh dubstep.

Lena: Its all about bringing a female approach into music and not relying on anyone else. We like harsh but generally prefer warmer sounds. To me music is a vice to escape and when I perform I just let go. We only have to look at each other to know what each other is thinking.Our music is always evolving. We don’t want to be labelled as one particular genre as the more music we make the more we find our own niche no-one elses. Its so important to generate fresh sounds.Maya: yeah we don't really want to pigeon hole ourselves. I guess our audience can decide what they wanna call it if they really wanna label us.

5 When do you understood, that you want (and can) make a music?

Maya: I've been producing music since I was 15. I'm 22 now so that's 7 years. Ever since I started, I knew that was what I wanted to do with my life and haven't looked back since.Lena: I’ve been making music forever. I played in bands since school days and created 2 albums. I just always knew what I wanted to do.

6 Question which interest to everyone: Tell about what we need to wait. Something about yours future releases, remixes. (After "Hurt You" EP) Maybe some facts about your LP ?

Our massive Attack Remix of “Girl I Love You” has just been released and other remixes we’ve done are up on line. We’ve recorded a lot of tunes and have chosen the best ones for the album. It may be “Come With Me” and a cover of Eurythmics' “Who’s That Girl’ next in the pipeline.

7 The sound of your tracks and your remixes are very different. In what style will be your album

bass and song orientated with a minimal approach. Trippy sounds with splashes of colour from electronic warped and organic sounds.

8 You looks like a brutal women... But you are from London - city of fasion... Do You follow the fashion trends in clothing or dress in comfortable?

Maya: Yes I'm brutal indeed! Haha no I'm nice really. But only to nice people! As for fashion, I'm not really one to follow trends. I dress myself however the hell I want to really. What I wear is important to me as it's an expression of myself.Lena: I guess there are a lot of trends in London. I like to mix and match and custom clothes. I dress how I feel and I feel different most days.

9 How could you describe your music? What colour or smell?

Maybe silver and purple because I love those colours. Maybe the ocean at night

10 Tell us what you think about the current condition of electronic music.who of some bands / artists / producers, in your opinion, is most interesting now?

Lena: It varies I’m hearing new people all the time. I’m stearing towards sounds which are new and not a recycled copy of older styles… some do stick out like Sigur Ros, Burial, Martyn and Rhythm and Sound.Maya: As a DJ as well as producer I like to keep my ears open to a lot of different sounds all the time. When it comes to electronic dance music, I'm more into the underground/experimental stuff as opposed to the commercial side of things. I'm not into producers that just follow trends. I respect any producers that have their own sound and aren't afraid to be different. I generally listen to a lot of different things though. I'm influenced by a lot of different genres and get bored just listening to select things.

11 Whose music has influenced your creativity? What you liked to listen in childhood? Please write a few your favourite artists and albums.

Lena: I’ve listened a lot to Jazz, Soul, Funk, Dub, Reggae, Trip-hop, and so much more the ones that come to my head now are: Airto, Grace Jones, Betty Davis, Bob Marley, Tori Amos and Bjork,…. oh the list could go on forever. I tend to have my ears open and soak it all in and sometimes I just turn music off and listen to the world around me.Maya: My parents' music tastes were very diverse so I grew up hearing all kinds of sounds from Dub, Reggae and Punk to Jazz and World Music. In my early teen years I listened to a LOT of hip hop. I loved Missy and Timbaland, Nas, Pharcyde and a lot of old school Hip Hop like A Tribe Called Quest and Digable Planets etc. I also started getting more into things like Trip Hop, Drum & Bass, House and Techno.

12 Write some words about place, where you make a music. Whats things you use to make a music?

Lena: We go round to each others flats. When I go on the tube to Maya’s I take my keyboard, effects and melodica. We’ve made music in squats I’ve lived in and other community spaces like in what use to be church but is now an arts space. It has got a great vibe especially at nightMaya: I make nearly all of my music in my flat. I use Logic and just work on a pretty basic set up. You can have all the equipment in the world, but if you don't have the ideas then it's useless.13 Do you have a plan to visit Russia? Your Russian fans very love you and waiting.

Lena: I’ve never been to Russia and would very much love to. Thank you for the invitationMaya: Hopefully soon!

14 And last question...: "If you have a chance to change something in your life, what it's be?"

Lena: Nothing. Without the suffering I would not be who I am today.Maya: Definitely wouldn't change anything as every part of my life is what makes me who I am. But there's plenty of things around the world that I would change if I could.

15 And... can you write some words to your Russian fans?

Lena: We’re coming and we want to party with youMaya: I heard Russians are party animals. Definitely coming to join you sometime.

Interview with Rudi Zygadlo

All the music in the album Great Western Laymen was written, recorded and produced in my bedroom. Its a banal setting but i guess it has become an atmospheric requisite for me to write, in the way that I do. My work desk faces the window which faces Great Western Road, referred to in the in album's title so there's an immediate connection there. From my window I can see two big churches which may also have helped me (immaculately) conceive the ecclesiastical themes inherent in the lyrics. But there were other reasons for that too.

I like writing at night. There's conspiratorial feeling of making heavy electronic music with headphones while everyone's asleep. You wake up and often don't quite understand what you've done, until night returns and you can resume the conspiracy. I don't know quite how much i mean that, but its a romantic idea.

3. What' coming out?

A single in March and a 13 track album Great Western Laymen in April with planet Mu. Its really great.

I am currently working on the score and a libretto for an operetta, the music of which will form the basis of a second album. I don't know how seriously Mike @ mu is taking the project and I doubt it will ever see a stage production but i like the idea of the medium nonetheless. The subject matter is dubious.

4. Blogs?

I don't really know much about blogs. No one knows me so i havn't come across my music on one. I don't think i'll have any new arguments about the positive and negatives effects of them. They devalue music but get it circulated. Even the most underground music is ubiquitous in its availability now. So Good and bad.

5. Present condition of electronic music?

Im not much of a commentator on electronic music. I am very selective and it only constitutes a little part of my music collection.

When a new genre of music like dubstep for example or a unique artist emerges, its something to get excited about. But if its popular, its plagiarized. So i guess I look for novelty in music whatever the genre and hope that it stays relatively underground. In truth, I'm not the biggest fan of dubstep. But there are definately some really good dubstep producers out there who do something unique with genre.

I always saw the potential in the genre for more interesting things and for the last few years I had a form of music in my head which used some of the fundamental characteristics of dubstep and merged them with classical, jazz and pop structures taking away the monotony. The way Eero Johannes toyed with dubstep on his album for planet mu, I particularly enjoyed. (That introduced me to Skweee) Listening to Eero really inspired me to do something with the genre myself and try and create the the sonic fusion i had in my head.

6. Influential artists since childhood?

As the youngest of four, many of my musical tastes stem from my parent's and older sibling's tastes. As far as classical music goes, I've been really influenced by my Dad. I like chamber music, and music for solo instruments. String quartes and Cello suites. Generally speaking from eastern Europe and Russia. Dvorak, Janacek, Martinu, Shnitka, Shostakovich, Chopin, Schubert... and J S Bach obviously. The idea of composing an electronic setting for the latin mass was inspired by centuries of classical composers doing the same with an acoustic symphonic pallet. This was the original idea for Great Western Laymen but i lost patience. I listen to a lot of jazz too, I used to love 70's fusion, but then i reverted back to more traditional styles. I like Prog. And interesting New Romantic stuff like Japan. I have been an unhealthy fan of Frank Zappa, the whole works, for years. From my my mother's love affair with Joni mitchell's music I explored that side of things. Really enjoy contemporary american folk music too: Joanna Newsom - Ys was one of my favourite albums of 2006. Smog, Bonnie Prince Billy. I like a whole heap of bands. To name a few - Volcano, Deerhoof, Chrome hoof, Animal Collective. Math Rock stuff like Hella. Good French electro, disco. Warp Records, Planet mu. Veterans like Mu-ziq, Aphex and Squarepusher. And a heap more stuff. It's all influenced me in some way. I am very grateful to Radio 3. Programs like Composer of the week, In Tune and Late Junctions are truly amazing.

7. What do I know about Russian Culture?

As Rudi Mikhail Zygadlo, I'm named after two Russians! The dancers, Rudolph Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov.

I know a bit about Russia. Its a wondrous place with a tricky history and i'd very much like to visit. I studied Slavonic studies at university which is basically modern history, literature and film from Poland, the Czech Republic and Russia. I have a keen interest in Russian literature. Pushkin, Gogol, Pasternak, Bulgakov Solzhenitsyn, Yevtushenko. Music, I like Shostakovich, Stravinksi and Prokofiev.

Interview with Fantastic Mr. Fox

1. The first and main question: "How are you?" This is a favorite question of all in Russia at the meeting. )Tell us about yourself. All that you want. Unlimited)Why did you choose this name? whether it is associated with the release of the cartoon 'Fantastic Mr Fox'?

I’m good thanks, I’m a 21 year old student from Wolverhampton, studying in Manchester and making lots of music in my spare time. The name choice came about quite a few years before the film, it comes from a story tape of the Roald Dahl story I found during a search round my house looking for ideas for what to use to name a music myspace I’d just set up. Really enjoyed the film adaption though!

2. Your music is very atmospheric. Tell me please, what the atmosphere is formed around you, when you make a music?Its usually a mixture of manipulated samples & midi. I tend to have stupid amounts of layers in my music- usually up until the point cubase stops working so I have to stop adding sounds. I’ve always loved more layered music, songs like “windowlicker” by aphex twin or “idioteque” by Radiohead

3. Question which interest to everyone: Tell about what we need to wait. Something about yours future releases.There’s quite a few things lined up, first will be my EP “Sketches” on Black Acre recordings, which also features a remix of the title track by Sbtrkt. There’ll also be a track I produced with Rich Reason called “Larry David” which will be coming out with a Sukh Knight remix of another tracks of ours called “Fall (also out on Black Acre). There’s a couple of other things but I’m keeping them secret for now!

4. What do you think about blogs? How do you react if you accidentally find a blog, which posted your songs?For a small artist like myself, the majority of the time being featured on blogs can only be a positive thing. I also think its great that the internet has given so many music writers the chance to get their work seen, for example there’s a wicked English music blog called Sonic Router (give it a google). Obviously if a blog was explicitly giving my music away for free without permission it would be a different story, but that hasn’t happened yet!

5. Tell us what you think about the current condition of electronic music. In particular about dubstep (or other experimental electronic). I read a lot of criticism over what is now happening with style.I think its in amazing condition, it seems like 130-140bpm template and the extremely loose genre title of “dubstep”seems to have brought together all the producers that weren’t quite fitting in to techno, hip-hop, drum & bass etc and given them a new lease of life. The result is a ridiculous amount of amazing music, every week I seem to discover someone new.

6. who of some bands / artists / producers, in your opinion, is most interesting now?And who will blast music scene on 2010? )There’s loads of really exciting new acts but in particular I’d say James Blake, Blue Daisy & Airhead

8. Do you know something about Russian culture? Maybe your listened about russian music? )Sadly I’m pretty lacking in knowledge of Russian culture, get someone to book me to play and then I can be informed of all the Russian music and culture I’ve missed out on!

9. Please, write some words for your Russian Fans.I didn’t know I had any Russian fans? But if there is any of you out there, then thanks for the support and hopefully I’ll get to fly over and play one day.

Interview with Blue Daisy

1. The first and main question: "How are you?" This is a favorite question of all in Russia at the meeting. )

I'm doing good thanks, just getting in the festive spirit and that, you know..

2. Tell us about yourself. All that you want. Unlimited) How do you discribe yourself to people who never heard about Blue Daisy?Why this name "Blue Daisy" ?

I don't describe myself to people, I can't describe myself to people, I just lead them to my myspace to make a judgment for themselves, that's the only way, Plus I'm pretty shy and don't communicate unless I really have to..Haha..

Blue Daisy came about at a time where I was searching for a new name as my sound was transcending into a new realm so too I thought I needed a name that would work with it.. After a lot of brainstorming I still round up with nothing until one day I was walking through my local park and came across a flower that looked like a Daisy(don't know if it was) but nevertheless it seemed to stand out amongst all the other flowers around it, in it's own patch of grass, at this point my poetic instincts kicked in and I interpreted this to be a sign of individuality. Amongst repeated action there stands that autonomous individual who chooses not to follow but prefers to remain an outcast in society, a product of it's own, the grass which he stands is green which can only represent greatness of things to come.. That's a shortened version of why I operate under the guise of Blue Daisy.

3. Question which interest to everyone: Tell about what we need to wait. Something about yours future releases.

Ahh, I've got so many plans for the future, some which still remain plans and some which have molded into reality, one being the completion of my collaboration full length with LaNote (Space ex vocalist) which we hope to drop by mid 2010 on Black Acre, this project is called La Fleur Bleue, which means "The Blue Flower" in french, Also got my next release in January(date not confirmed) but that is a release that features an amazing talent from Birghton Anneka, check her at myspace.com/annekamusic , she's awesome.. This release consists of two tracks we have worked on so far and a remix, I'm excited about this release, should be a good one..Got another project in the working with my boi HeyZues(ObbaSupa) check him at myspace.com/hey2themisterAnd so much more in 2010 that you'll just have to wait and see.. : )

4. Maybe you will try to make a music on different styles? Trance or Rock Opera? ) Your Strings Detached EP is much different than Space Ex, more experimental. What is the reason of sound changes

Haha, Rock opera sounds like a plan in due time..But yeah, I'm always experimenting new styles, I don't like to box myself in one sound, it gets boring after a while, but also because I make music that represents how I feel at a certain time, so if I feel angry you'll know by the kind of tracks I make, same way if I feel peaceful etc. So the sound change is not me trying to be something I am not it is merely the way I felt at the time of making the EP. I want to surprise the listener at all times, I don't the listener to know whats coming next..Where's the excitement in that.. It's like knowing what your presents are for christmas at the beginning of the year, whats the point, there's no fun in that is there ??.

5. How could you describe your music? What color or smell?

My music is hard to describe.. But ‘Imagine yourself in a box, a normal four-by-four box, and you’re sitting in there, and you’ve got little holes to breathe….and different atmospheres are coming in- you’ve got the cold air coming in, the hot air coming in, and it overwhelms you. You pass out and wake up again in the same box, but that box becomes a new world. So now, where you’re sitting, it’s not a box anymore, the box becomes what you want it to be- it becomes your world, a world of fantasy, a gateway to peace. And that’s what I try to represent in my music; you’re listening to my music but I don’t want you to just listen to it, I want it to grab you and take you on a ride of fantasy and delusion.’

Ha, Nothing my friend.. Though I have heard that russians drink vodka to keep warm or the heal from colds and stuff..haha..I don't know how true that is but I like that picture..Haha..

7. Tell us what you think about the current condition of electronic music.who of some bands / artists / producers, in your opinion, is most interesting now?

Electronic music is strong right about now, it's competitive and keeps one on their toes, there so many good stuff that has come out in 2009 its quite nuts.. Though some artists/producers who I'll rep all day are Eglo's Floating Points,Illum Sphere , Architeq, James Blake, King Cannibal, Golau Glau (Watch these guys trust me www.myspace.com/golauglau ) Shuanise, KidKanevil.. The list can go on but lets stop there..But lets not obviously 4get my Black Acre fam, Akira Kiteshi and Fantastic Mr Fox...

8. Whose music has influenced your creativity? What you liked to listen in childhood? Please write a few your favorite artists and albums.

To honest I wasn't a youngster who was into music, I was a real road rat..haha.. I was just interested in girls and fights..haha.. But at this moment in time I listen to a lot of Grouper, Fever Ray, Soap and Skin, Wildbirds and Peachdrums, Peter Broderick, Damon Albarn, The Prodigy, Aphex Twin.. To many, this list can go on 4ever..haha

9. When do you understood, that you want (and can) make a music?

I got into making music when I was around 18 after listening to Kanye West's 1st album College Dropout..Finny considering my sound is nothing like that..haha.. But yeah, I just (like a million other producers) did the whole late nights, missing classes and all that stuff just to make music.. Kinda made me a recluse, I think I still am..haha.. Trust me, I plan to build a house in the middle of nowhere one day and just make music..No joke.. Maybe in the middle of a forest of something..haha

10. Do you have a plan to visit Russia? Your Russian fans very love you and waiting.

Once an invite has been put to me I'll be over there like a bullet..

11. And last question...: "If you have a chance to change something in your life, what it's be?"

I'll change the hands of time and wish that I got into music earlier rather than playing the fool in the streets

12. Because this article will publish on New Year eve, can you write some words to russuan people? Maybe congratulate with the new year?

Thank you to all my fans in russia for their support.. Much love and go into the new year with the heart of a warrior and DRINK A LOT OF VODKA..HAHAHAHA..!!..ZZZOOPPP...!!

Interview with SHARKSLAYER

1. The first and main question: "How are you?" This is a favorite question of all in Russia at the meeting. ) Tell us about yourself. All that you want. Unlimited)

SHARKSLAYER is actually 2 guys, Sir Nenis & DJ Pushups, who alsoproduce & dj for the TOP BILLIN collective (www.topbillinmusic.com).We started the Sharkslayer project because we wanted to incorporatethe dubbed out bass-heavy sounds with modern-day tech house (and blendsome caribian vibes in naturally).... And it's been all good. Somefresh air to the club sounds... We've been both djing & producing forseveral years and we do all styles, from house to dubstep, from raveto reagge. And we don't hunt actual sharks, only the business sharksthat usually ruin every good thing in music.

2. How could you describe your music? What color or smell?

Sometimes pretty dark & grimey but also uplifting and jackin. We tryto infuse so many things we hear daily like "oh, check that uk funkybeat, definitely need to use something similar in the next track", andwe love so many different music styles, so it would be stupid to limitourselves to only 1 thing. But what we need is bass, we all need, welive off it. While listening to a Lee Scratch Perry album, we thinkhow dope he was, then we pick up a DJ Sneak record and think how dopeHE was and it all comes together in a beautiful way.

3. Question which interest to everyone: Tell about what we need to wait. Something about yours future releases.

We've been working on our new 'Swamp Dubs' EP that will bring somegood classic southern soul & tech house vibes together, that's willdrop in early 2010. On the remix front there's a remix out now forLittle Jinder (Trouble&Bass) and for ourScandinavian-friends-cum-Los-Angeles-band Steed Lord. Remixes for DimMak & Southern Fried records will drop next month, as well as a riddimremix for Jamtech & Sizzla (!). All these have got a lot of bass,guaranteed.

4. What do you think about blogs? How do you react if you accidentally find a blog, which posted your songs?

We don't get mad, blogs are just one way of promotion, we preferpeople to have our songs instead of us holding on to the mp3... Imean, sharing to some extent is all good, but it's not a good look toshare entire discographies etc. I think that if you're a blogger, plstake the moment to include the link where to buy the rest of theartist's tracks, like a Beatport link. You know, the buddhist middleway works in this too...

5. Tell us what you think about the current condition of electronic music? I read a lot of criticism over what is now happening with style.

Ah, it all goes in cycles. At one point style X is popular, and stylesY & Z aren't. Then people start to get bored of style X and want tohear more style Y in club music, after that fades, then style Z takesover.... and the cycle keeps on repeating itself. People seem soeasily bored nowadays, always wanting something 'different'. But forthe current state of electronic music, it's more alive than it hasever been, more talented producers, more djs, better clubs! It's easyto think that things we're better back in the day but they weren't,it's an illusion that you create in your mind when there's changes inthe world (and humans instictively avoid change).

6. who of some bands / artists / producers, in your opinion, is most interesting now? And who will blast scene on 2010?

Personally we've been really interested in the new dubstep & funkyproducers. The dutch-styled house guys we're big this year, and Isuspect them to make it even bigger (Afrojack making tracks forPitbull and so on). You know Giant from St. Petersburg? They will makeit big in 2010! They got releases on dubstep labels like Dub Policeand now we've heard some of their house stuff, and it's awesome,they're definitely on the top of the list for us.

7. Whose music has influenced your creativity? What you liked to listen in childhood? Please write a few your favorite artists and albums.

Do you know a song 'Remember To Remember' by Rick Holmes? This songhas all the names of the artists we listened when growing up... Lookit up in Youtube and enjoy 9 minutes of soul bliss and learn namesthat made it important.

Sure, we love Russia, always a pleasure to visit! Moscow and St Peterand of course favorite cities because we've never been anywhere else.Food is great, Seljanka, Pelmeni and vodka for hours. For Russianmusic, can't really tell from older artists, because lot of stuffdidn't penetrate to west back in the day, but for modern artists welike Proxy of course and Giant that we already mentioned. Defintelywant to find more, because we think that soon there's a lot of greatproducers coming from Russia.

9. Do you have a plan to visit Russia? Your Russian fans very love you and waiting.

Right now we don't have a booking for Russia, but ask your localpromoter to email sharxlayer@gmail.com and request a gig.

heartsrevolution interview

1. The first and main question: "How are you?" This is a favorite question of all in Russia at the meeting. ) Tell us about yourself. All that you want. Unlimited)

I'm GREAT!! So tired from the tour and adjusting to the time zone here at home. About me..hmm I am Lo, a scorpio. The best there is, haha! I want love from everyone, and peace in the world. People say I am crazy, they are probably right.

2. Question which interest to everyone: Tell about what we need to wait. Something about yours future releases.

We are in the process of recording our 1st full length album, it's called "Ride or Die". 13 tracks and we are making a video for each track! The album is due spring 2010. All of that is taking lots of time, (probably why I am so late to reply, don't hate me!) And also new merch and collabs for our webstore. heartschallenger.com

3. Please, say some words about cancellation of your gig on "the Modern Sky" in Beijing? Maybe you will be able to clarify why this happened? (We live on Far East and want to travel to China on your gig) What are your thoughts about this?

The beijing government decided that no outside performers were aloud. Thats about it. Oh, and we were supposed to not talk about it....Or they won't ever let us in the country.... But, I don't care. I was so sad! We really wanted to play Beijing. It was one of the main reasons we did the Diesel World Tour

4. How could you describe your music? What color or smell?

Our music is magical, The color is obviously pink, maybe some sparkle in there! Flowers? I do love flowers...maybe Peonies? They are my favorite!

I know they are great ballerinas, ha and also one of my favorite artists is from Russia, Doping Pong. Lately I have been reading about human trafficking and the Russian mob. Pretty crazy stuff! Russian women are some of the most beautiful on earth but the stories are so sad...

6. Do you have any Japanese roots, or you just really love Japan? You sing in Japanese on C.Y.O.A., the name of one song (from Kitsune 7) in Japanese write, the latest EP is named Heart Japan, that you can say about it?

Ever since I was a kid I was in love with anime, japanese toys and culture. CYOA! Was our 1st song..I thought it would be awesome to bring revolution and chaos to Japan a country that thrives on structure and order. The youth in Japan are wild and they love dance music so 3 years after we started things are finally happening there for us. We have an EP that came out last month in Japan only. It's called "Heartsrevolution hearts Japan ep"

7. Tell us what you think about the current condition of electronic music. who of some bands / artists / producers, in your opinion, is most interesting now?

I really dont like electronic music, but we really love " Jackson and his computer band" He makes amazing music and we respect what he does. It is strange...ever since Justiceit seems the world is all making copy cat music. People seem to scared to create what they love and believe in so they try and follow the formula of the ones who have gone before them...

8. Whose music has influenced your creativity? What you liked to listen in childhood? Please write a few your favorite artists and albums.

The strokes are my favorite band. Ben loves them too. I grew up on riot grrrl music, punk and hip hop.Growing up in Los Angeles those were the things that were popular back then. We both share a love for classic 60's music, girl groups, motown...We don't really listen to new music but Julian Casablancas from the Strokes just released a new side project called Phrazes for the Young that is pretty amazing!!

9. What do you think about blogs? How do you react if you accidentally find a blog, which posted your songs?

Im flattered that people are still posting things since we really havent given anything new to them in a bit. Sharing music doesn't bother us. If we had it our way we would give our music away for free. We look to more innovative ways to make money to survive, with the ice cream trucks, our online store, touring, etc.

10. Do you have a plan to visit Russia? Your Russian fans very love you and waiting.

Um we dont but you never know! Aww we love our Russian fans! I hope we come in 2010! Thanks for your interest in our project...

11. Please, write some words for your Russian Fans.

Russia we love you and your amazing energy! We cant wait to come and share a good time with you one day!!!

2562: Interview

1. The first and main question: "How are you?" This is a favorite question of all in Russia at the meeting. )Not bad, thank you :) It’s a busy time with a lot of gigs coming up and the album coming out soon, but I’m looking forward to the moment it’s released.

2. Tell about what we need to wait. Something about future releases. Tell us some words about your new album? What is his mood?The album is called Unbalance and will be out early November. It will sound very different from previous releases, less ‘electronic’… most of it is sample based, a bit like a collage. During the creation I often listened to late 70’s/early 80’s disco and funk and that vibe crept into the album.

3. How could you describe your music? What color or smell?Last 2562 album Aerial was greyscale (like one of the track titles). The new one, Unbalance, to me feels like a deep, blood red. Like a journey inside the human body. The human body as a parallel universe, a micro-galaxy you can travel in.

4. Tell us what you think about the current condition of electronic music?who of some bands / artists / producers, in your opinion, is most interesting now?For me, some modern musicians that are doing very good things are Actress, Martyn and Shed. Many more too, but I can’t list them all :)

5. Whose music has influenced your creativity? What you liked to listen in childhood? Please write a few your favorite artists and albums.Recently music produced by people like Arthur Russell and Leroy Burgess really inspired me. Quality disco and boogie stuff… and generally, I’ve always listened to house and techno a lot, since I was a kid.

6. Your music is very atmospheric. Tell me please, what the atmosphere is formed around you, when you make a music?The place where I make music doesn’t really matter to me; the atmosphere is not depending on the city I live in or the room I produce in. It’s what’s going on in my head that dictates the vibe. Past year has been very hectic for me, maybe the music on Unbalance reflects that. It’s a bit moody, restless… more dense, less spatial.

7. Do you have a plan to visit Russia? Your Russian fans very love you and waiting.That’s sweet :-) I was in Russia for two gigs November last year, in Moscow and Tyumen. It was a very speedy trip, only 48 hours, but it was a great experience. The organisers and party-people in both places were really kind and music-minded. It would be cool to visit again some day.

8. Please, write some words for your Russian Fans.You are the best party people. Keep on dancing!